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'Baroda Enquiry Commission Report, 1874' [62v] (129/502)
The record is made up of 1 volume (249 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1873-14 Feb 1874. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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3. The Resident in Ms final statement in cases Nos. 51, 52, urges that if the
defence of the
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
was valid, the proceedings which convicted the petitioners
of arson, would have been produced. He also points out the suspicions which
are asserted to have existed that the two men came to their death unfairly, and
urges in conclusion, that some sufficient maintenance should be secured for the
two unfortunate women.
IX.— Case 53.
The complainant in this case isParvatibae, widow of Bhao Sindia, late Minister
of His Highness the late Khanderao. She states that very shortly after the
death of the late Khanderao, her husband was arrested and confined in their
house which was placed under attachment, and all their property was at once
taken possession of by the State. About five months after, her husband was
removed to prison, whilst she and Bhao Sindia's other wife were placed under
strict guard. This continued for some time, when she was taken to the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
and subsequently to the Kailway Station, where the fares of herself and Bhao
Sindia's other wife were paid to Bombay. She asserts that even a sum of a
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, which had been deposited with the Bombay branch of the firm of
Gopal Rao Myral, was withdrawn by the
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
, and in short that she and her
late husband's other wife have been left penniless.
2. The
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
Agent states in reply that the conduct of the late Bhao
Sindia was notoriously bad; that he, on various pretences, took away several sums
of State money and ornaments, and failed to account for cash advanced from the
State coffers, for conducting the various departments of the State; that the only
way of recovering these outstanding balances, was for the State to attach his
movable and immovable property, which it did, with the knowledge and concur
rence of the late Resident, to the extent of Rs. 3,61,200, exclusive of the house.
3. The Resident of Baroda in his final report alleges that the property
confiscated was much larger than is admitted by the
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
, and recommends
the case to the careful consideration of the Commission.
X.— Case 54.
1. The complainants in this case are as follows Meru Gaddhu, Fateh-
sing Bhaiji, and Jesing Jora, who state that they were orderlies under the
late and present Gaekwar. They allege that shortly after the present Gaekwar
ascended the Gadi, they were requested to state by some official servants that
Bhao Sindia and others had got up a plot against the present Graekwar ; that on
their refusing to _ perjure themselves, they were imprisoned until they paid a fine
of Rs. 600, a period of about four months.
2. The
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
Agent states in reply that the men were arrested because
they were conspiring against the State, and dismissed the service. He adds that
it is not true that they were fined.
3. The Resident in his final reply, urges that the statement of the complain
ants is substantially correct, and makes some general remarks on the
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
administration of justice.
XL— Case 55.
1. The complainant in this case is one Ganpatrao Gangajirao who states
™ at he ^ as a Dur r servant for about 34 years ; that almost "immediately after
the death ot the late Khanderao Gaekwar, he was imprisoned and attempts were
niaCo om uce nm to give false testimony against certain persons accused of
a emp mg o set fire to a shed adjacent to the Palace ; that he does not know
r- crime Y as 1 P 1 P u ted to him and that no proceedings were taken; and finally,
that he was imprisoned for nearly three years, having only been recently released
at the suggestion of the Resident,
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Report of the Baroda Enquiry Commission on the administration of the government of Malharrao, Gaekwar of Baroda. The Commission comprised Richard John Meade (President), Edward William Ravenscroft, Mumtazul Dowlah Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Faiz Ali Khan, Colonel Alfred Thomas Etheridge and Thomas Duncan Mackenzie (Secretary).
The report comprises a letter from the members of the Baroda Enquiry Commission to the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department presenting their report on the results of the proceedings and submitting copies of correspondence, reports and statements relative to the enquiry (ff 5-19):
Appendix A, Part I
- Schedules I-III: Complaints and grievances against the Gaekwar's Government from individuals and groups (ff 21-78).
- Appendix B, Schedules I-III: Cases of complaint and grievance which the commission did not look into during the enquiry (ff 79-81).
- Appendix C: Letter from Colonel Richard John Meade, President, Special Commission of Enquiry on Baroda Affairs, to Colonel Robert Phayre, Resident at Baroda, 1 November 1873 (ff 82-83).
- Appendix D: Translation of an amended notice issued by the Resident to complainants desirous of appearing before the Baroda Enquiry Commission (ff 84-85).
- Appendix E: Schedules presented to the Commission along with Colonel Phayre's introductory statement regarding them. (ff 86-131).
- Appendix F: Letter No. 1128 of 1873 from Colonel Phayre to the President, Baroda Commission regarding the cases already submitted to the Commission, the List of undisposed petitions to be attended to by the Resident which could be used as additional cases if required and the statements that he had yet to make on cases under enquiry by the Commission (ff 132-133).
- Appendix G, Schedule I: Statements from witnesses with cross examination statements from the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). on behalf of the Gaekwar and statements from the Resident as to the accuracy of the information provided (ff 134-229).
Appendix Part II (ff 231-245)
- Letter from James Braithwaite Peile, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kattywar [Kathiawar] to T D Mackenzie, Secretary, Baroda Commission, 13 December 1873 regarding papers requested by the Commission and informing them that the outstanding paper will be forwarded as soon as they are received. Enclosed with the letter are a memorandum from Peile for reconstitution of His Highness the Gaekwar's Contingent in Kattywar, 13 December 1873 and Rule for the guidance of the Officers and Kamdars appointed to the Contingent of Horse of His Highness the Gaekwar, serving in the various Tributary Mahals according to treaty.
- Letter from Peile to Mackenzie, 6 January 1874, forwarding a report and returns received from Colonel Walker, Superintendent to the Gaekwar's Contingent in Kattywar and stating that he does not concur with the Colonel's opinion. Enclosed with this letter is a letter from Colonel Chamberlen William Walker, 30 December 1873, providing the information on the Contingent requested by the Commission and enclosing an extract of the Contingents annual report for 1871 and a statement of the men within the Contingent on duty under officials paid by Talukdars etc, 06 March 1872.
- Letters from John Whaley Watson, Acting Political Superintendent Pahlanpur [Palanpur], Captain Henry Nicholas Reeves, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Rewa Kanta [Rewa Kantha] and Major Philip Harrison Le Geyt, Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Mahi Kanta [Mahi Kantha] to the secretary of the Baroda Commission 19 December 1873 to 9 January 1874 reporting on the Gaekwar's contingents serving within their districts and commenting on numbers of men, pay and conditions. The letters all refer to enclosed returns, but only the return for Mahi Kanta is included in the report.
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Foliation: the main sequence of foliation consists of a small pencil number in the top front right hand corner of each folio enclosed in a circle.
There is also an original sequence of foliation which consists of larger pencil numbers also in the top front right hand corner of folios, however the sequence is not consistent and some of the numbers may be filing references rather than foliation numbers.
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